The expanded vetting policy and subsequent appointment cancellations are part of a long list of controversies surrounding the H-1B programme since Trump took office.
These allegations only add to an already politically charged, anti-immigration sentiment. They could also reshape how the US government evaluates visa requests.
In viral social media post showing off his new Indian visa, US citizen Anthony Louis Klor draws comparison between Trump & Modi’s stance on foreigners.
Global media says Trump’s new H-1B visa rule, added to 50% tariff, makes it more pressing than ever for India to fix impediments that hamper its economic potential.
Each year, nearly 85,000 H-1B visas are granted via a lottery system. Between October 2022 and September 2023, 72 percent of nearly 4,00,000 visas were granted to Indian nationals.
Indian immigrants have long used jus soli to become US citizens: those on temporary visas raised families while waiting for permanent residence. The order still has to face legal test.
Global media reports on how row over H-1B programme in US is causing anxiety among Indians keen on achieving the American dream. The visa offers a pathway to permanent residency.
Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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